"ملف 32/7 (4/6) دور السينما في البحرين" [و‎‎٨‎٦] (٢٠٠/١٧١)

Political Department notification No. 6715 P., dated the 17th May 1921.
The Cinematograph Rules, 1920
NOTIFICATION.
No. 4799P.—The 16th April 1920 .—In exercise of the power dele
gated to him by the Governor-General in Council under sub-section {3)
of section 8 of the Cinematograph Act, 1918 (II of 1918), as amended
by the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 1919 (XXIII of 1919), the
Governor in Council is pleased to make the following rules under sub
section (2) of section 8 of the said Act, providing for—
(1) the procedure of the Bengal* Board of Censors constituted under
notification No. 4798P., dated the 16th April, 1920, for the
examination and certification of films as suitable for public
exhibition, and all matters ancillary thereto;
(2) the fees to be levied by those authorities;
(3) the appointment of officers subordinate to such authorities; and
(4) the regulation of the powers and duties of the officers so
appointed.
RULES.
Preliminary.
1. These rules may be called “The Cinematograph Rules, 1920.”
Definitions.
2. In these rules—
(а) “Act” means the Cinematograph Act, 1918 (II of 1918), as
amended by the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 1919
(XXIII of 1919);
(б) “Board” means the Bengal* Board of Censors constituted under
sub-section {!) of section 7 of the Act;
(c) “President” means the President of the Board or, in his absence,
the Chairman elected under rule 6;
{d) “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Board.
3. There shall be a Local Fund constituted under article 226,
clause (i) of the Civil Account Code, Volume I, to be called the “Cine
matograph Act Fund” into which all sums recoverable ^nder the Act
are to be credited and from which all expenditure incurred in carrying
out the purposes of the Act is to be met.
Meetings of the Board.
4. The Board shall ordinarily meet twice a month for the transac
tion of business, but may meet oftener if the exigencies of its business
so demand.